Locunolé

Locunolé (French pronunciation: [lɔkynɔle]; Breton: Lokunole) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Locunolé
Lokunole
Commune
The church of Saint-Guénolé
The church of Saint-Guénolé
Location of Locunolé
Locunolé is located in France
Locunolé
Locunolé
Locunolé is located in Brittany
Locunolé
Locunolé
Coordinates: 47°56′13″N 3°28′38″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonQuimperlé
IntercommunalityCA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Corinne Collet[1]
Area
1
16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,167
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29136 /29310
Elevation12–121 m (39–397 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toponymy

From the Breton loc which means hermitage and 'unolé' which derive from Saint Guénolé.

Geography

The village centre is located 9 km (5.6 mi) north-east of Quimperlé. The river Ellé forms the eastern border of the commune.

Neighbouring communes

Locunolé is border by Guilligomarc'h to east, by Arzano to south, by Tréméven to west and by Querrien to north.

Population

Inhabitants of Locunolé are called in French Locunolois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 598—    
1800 422−4.86%
1806 412−0.40%
1821 417+0.08%
1831 431+0.33%
1841 463+0.72%
1846 502+1.63%
1851 480−0.89%
1856 435−1.95%
1861 977+17.57%
1866 1,028+1.02%
1872 963−1.08%
1876 1,109+3.59%
1881 1,093−0.29%
1886 1,170+1.37%
1891 1,224+0.91%
1896 1,263+0.63%
1901 1,320+0.89%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,343+0.35%
1911 1,455+1.61%
1921 1,453−0.01%
1926 1,505+0.71%
1931 1,434−0.96%
1936 1,382−0.74%
1946 1,330−0.38%
1954 1,117−2.16%
1962 1,018−1.15%
1968 852−2.92%
1975 824−0.48%
1982 836+0.21%
1990 875+0.57%
1999 869−0.08%
2007 984+1.57%
2012 1,134+2.88%
2017 1,154+0.35%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Map
Topographic map
  • The parish church Saint Guénolé
    The parish church Saint Guénolé
  • Chapel Notre Dame de Folgoët
    Chapel Notre Dame de Folgoët
  • Chapel Sainte-Gertrude
    Chapel Sainte-Gertrude
  • Fountains of saints
    Fountains of saints
  • Mill Mohot
    Mill Mohot

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Locunolé, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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